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The Spaces of Justice - The Architecture of the Scottish Court (Hardcover)
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The Spaces of Justice - The Architecture of the Scottish Court (Hardcover)
Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities
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This book looks at the architecture of the courts in Scotland and
the importance of these civic spaces. Given the importance of
courts to the legal experience it starts by exploring why scholars
have been so reticent in examining spaces in which the
administration of justice takes place. It notes the major changes
already unfolding in Scotland and puts these into a historical and
cultural context. The authors trace the emergence of the notion of
the dedicated courtroom space in 19th century Scotland and the ways
in which the courtroom setting affected the exercise of power
through law. They show what factors led to the adoption of
different architectural styles. They examine the changes in the
legal, political and social world which drove such changes and how
these changed in the 20th and 21st centuries. They also examine the
symbolic functions of courts both internally and externally. They
note the changes in the decision-makers and their goals in the 21st
century and how this will lead to a very different kind of
courtroom in the near future. They examine the wider factors
affecting the process of litigation and trends in dispute
resolution. They conclude that the goals of transparency and civil
dignity have serious implications for the kinds of spaces which
will serve as halls of justice in the future. Since these are
driven, it seems, by financial imperatives it does not bode well
for the retention of civic pride and community which the courts of
justice might be said to embody.
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